Originally Posted by Ludens
Thanks for the answers. I am not convinced about the KH-Baktrian alliance though. For one thing, they simply wouldn't have had any serious contact, even if there was a steady flow of immigrants. For another, Baktria was still part of the Seleucid Empire, and the Seleucids are at war with the KH at the start of the game.
Oh, and another thing about the Somatophylakes Strategou: they haven't got the "hardy" trait, making them have less endurance than even the Hoplites Haploi.